"Resilience Circles" and Transition Initiatives Webinar, Featuring Conrad Willeman and Carolyne Stayton

Hi folks! I am new to this Transition Ning site and excited to get to know this community better. I wanted to let everyone know about a webinar I recently helped produce for my job as the Resilience Circle Coordinator at the Institute for Policy Studies. Resilience Circles are small groups of 10 - 20 people who meet to build community, learn, engage in mutual aid, and take social action. In Transition parlance, they are small "home groups" or "heart and soul groups."

We recently did a webinar with Transition US about how the Transition approach fits with the Resilience Circle approach. You can watch a recording of it here:

http://localcircles.org/2011/07/17/transition-initiatives-resilienc...

The webinar features Carolyne Stayton, director of Transition US, Chuck Collins, and Conrad Willeman of Transition Newburyport. In Newburyport Conrad co-faciliated a Resilience Circle which they called a "Seacoast Community Empowerment Circle."

Thanks! Please let me know if you'd like to learn more about Resilience Circles (sbyrnes.ips@gmail.com, 617.477.8630x307).

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Permalink Reply by Katrien Vander Straeten on July 21, 2011 at 8:23am

Thank you, Sarah, for posting this. I'll watch it soon with my group (Transition Wayland) and we'll discuss having you come over and do a training.

There is much to be done, but many have already started the work!

Kaat

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Byrnes on July 25, 2011 at 10:12am

That's awesome Katrien! We'd just love to come by and do a training or an Intro Session. Feel free to contact me directly any time. sbyrnes.ips@gmail.com, 617.477.8630x307

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Permalink Reply by Alex on August 6, 2011 at 9:52am

Sounds interesting. I'm left wondering what resilience circles *actually* looks like in practice. It's this 6 week session?

Kaat - invite me in!

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Byrnes on August 8, 2011 at 11:55am

Hi Alex! Yup, groups use a free seven-session curriculum, and then decide what kinds of activities to pursue after that. Most groups do continue beyond the curriculum. I'm happy to answer any other questions that you have, or send out a copy of the curriculum.

Alex said:

Sounds interesting. I'm left wondering what resilience circles *actually* looks like in practice. It's this 6 week session?

Kaat - invite me in!